Principal: Student brought gun to school

Published: Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at 04:27 PM.

A student who brought a gun to a school in Beulaville Tuesday has been released from custody.

According to Principal Neil Edwards, the 12th-grade male brought a small, unloaded pistol to school. Other students alerted the principal about the gun. Edwards said he called 911.

Edwards said an officer with the Beulaville Police Department arrived at Champion Education Center around 11 a.m. and asked the student if he had anything that he shouldn’t have. The student then confessed to having the gun in his shoe, and the officer handcuffed and took the student into custody.

Edwards said the student was not aggressive and went peacefully with the officer.

The identity of the student has not been released, but Edwards said he was a new student, and Tuesday was his second day of class. For the rest of the students, classes continued as usual.

Edwards said he spoke with the student’s mother, and she said that her child is no longer in custody. Edwards has agreed to let the student return to school on an alternate schedule for the safety of other students, but he does not believe the student had any intention to use the weapon at school.

A student who brought a gun to a school in Beulaville Tuesday has been released from custody.

According to Principal Neil Edwards, the 12th-grade male brought a small, unloaded pistol to school. Other students alerted the principal about the gun. Edwards said he called 911.

Edwards said an officer with the Beulaville Police Department arrived at Champion Education Center around 11 a.m. and asked the student if he had anything that he shouldn’t have. The student then confessed to having the gun in his shoe, and the officer handcuffed and took the student into custody.

Edwards said the student was not aggressive and went peacefully with the officer.

The identity of the student has not been released, but Edwards said he was a new student, and Tuesday was his second day of class. For the rest of the students, classes continued as usual.

Edwards said he spoke with the student’s mother, and she said that her child is no longer in custody. Edwards has agreed to let the student return to school on an alternate schedule for the safety of other students, but he does not believe the student had any intention to use the weapon at school.

Officer Brandon Miller of the Beulaville Police Department said that the matter is still under investigation, and no other details would be released at this time.

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A student who brought a gun to Champion Education Center in Beulaville Tuesday morning has been released from custody, according to Principal Neil Edwards.

According to Edwards, other students noticed that the student had brought a small, unloaded pistol to school, and brought it to the principal’s attention. Without alerting the student, Edwards said he called 911.

Edwards said an officer with the Beulaville Police Department arrived around 11 a.m. and asked the student if they had anything that they shouldn’t have. The student then confessed to having the gun in their shoe, and the officer handcuffed the student and took them into custody. Edwards said the student was not aggressive in any way, and went peacefully with the officer.

The identity of the student has not been released, but Edwards said they were a new student, and Tuesday was their second day of class. For the rest of the students, classes continued as usual.

Edwards said he spoke with the student’s mother, and she said that her child is no longer in custody. Edwards has agreed to let the student return to school on an alternate schedule for the safety of other students, but he does not believe the student had any intention to use the weapon at school.

Officer Brandon Miller of the Beulaville Police Department said that no details can be released at this time.